AI language models, used to generate human-like text to power chatbots and create content, are also revolutionizing biology ...

Researchers at Northwestern University have built a new type of nanoparticle that triples the efficiency of CRISPR gene ...

Nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA play a central role in gene therapies and vaccines. They store and transmit biological information. In order for them to work in the body, they must enter the cells ...

All five of the main ingredients for DNA and RNA have been found in samples from the asteroid Ryugu. This strengthens the idea that asteroids may have brought the ingredients for the first living ...

In 1869, Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher isolated a mysterious substance from cell nuclei—an overlooked finding that would later reshape biology and our understanding of life itself. A ...

CRISPR has the power to correct genetic mutations, but current delivery methods are either unsafe or inefficient, keeping the technology from reaching its full medical potential. With the power to ...

Hydrogen exchange (HX) experimentation has made major contributions to the understanding of dynamics and function in proteins, but the same is not true for nucleic acids. This has been due to a ...

The 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can is a cat-and-mouse story in which Frank Abagnale Jr. successfully conned his way into several high-profile jobs while evading capture by FBI agent Carl Hanratty.

Nucleic acid-based medicines have revolutionized disease treatment, with lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) playing a key role in delivering them into cells. However, robust and accessible delivery solutions ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) are a powerful class of nucleic acids with broad ...